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Mark J. Fiore and Robert W. Montgomery are vying for the two-year post as the town's top lawman.

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Both proposals came from Fiore's opponent Montgomery, who currently holds the post of second constable.

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Like Fiore, Montgomery - who is known locally and is listed on the ballot as Whit - is from Killington and is a graduate of Sherburne Elementary and Woodstock Union High School.He studied criminal justice at Norwich University.
In 1999 received his part-time police officer certification from the Vermont Police Academy and took a job as second constable under First Constable Howie Zack.
In 2012, he co-founded Killington Search and Rescue.

He has served as acting first constable since the retirement of Scott Bigelow last year.

Montgomery, 37, pointed to his 14 years on the job as a chief qualification to be first constable.

"It can create a huge liability and safety issue if someone is put in that position that does not have the experience," he said.
"You're dealing with situations by yourself a lot of times up there."

Montgomery rejected Fiore's assertions that his recent proposals were politically driven, or even that recent.

"I came to (Bigelow) five years ago with the idea to create a police department.
He wasn't interested and I respected the chain of command," Montgomery said.

As Owner and President of the Montgomery Company for over 20 years, Bob Montgomery gained invaluable experience in the management of condominium associations ranging in size from 8 to over 200 unit owners.
At one time, his company was managing over 15 homeowners associations.
In Killington, the properties he managed and rented included,

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Outside of the Killington area, Bob was co-founder and Vice President of Resort Hotel Management Group, which took the expertise gained at Killington and applied it to other ski resorts in New England, such as: